Saturday, September 7, 2013

Warbler Friday

If I had carried the bird book life may have been easier, but if you stop to look in a book or even review pictures on screen that's when you miss a good shot. So photographically speaking I "winged it". If something flitted by my face it got documented. The main goal was try and get behavior. Bug catching. First, the magnolia warbler.

I know the parula. Never have to check the book.

Ditto for the black-and-white, not usually on the ground, but that's where the bugs were. One well fed B/W.

And then came the puzzle, the "what". The eye pattern made me think black-throated green, obviously not that. I banged off pictures. Brain not functioning. Even at home it took some time to sort this out and the importance didn't strike my brain till I woke with a start at 1a.m. A PRAIRIE?? Oh my God, that's important. I should have spread the word,... but like I said, brain muddled. Prairie warbler, not a usual warbler.